A bill to amend the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 to prohibit the placement of members of the United States Armed Forces under the command, direction, or control of the United Nations, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Sep 24, 1996

Amends the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 to prohibit any member of the armed forces from being placed under, or participating in an international standing armed military force of, the United Nations, unless approved by the Congress by enactment of an Act or joint resolution. Prohibits any member of the armed forces from being required to wear any uniform item or insignia which indicates an allegiance to or affiliation with the United Nations.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] · R–KY

Committees

Foreign Relations Committee

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Sep 24, 1996
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Sep 24, 1996
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11173-11174)
Sep 24, 1996
Introduced in Senate

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Discuss S.2106, 104th Congress: A bill to amend the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 to prohibit the placement of members of the United States Armed Forces under the command, direction, or control of the United Nations, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-bill/2106

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1996-09-24.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/s2106/BILLS-104s2106is.htm

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Analyze S.2106 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss S.2106, 104th Congress: A bill to amend the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 to prohibit the placement of members of the United States Armed Forces under the command, direction, or control of the United Nations, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-bill/2106

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1996-09-24.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/s2106/BILLS-104s2106is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T19:02:46Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss S.2106, 104th Congress: A bill to amend the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 to prohibit the placement of members of the United States Armed Forces under the command, direction, or control of the United Nations, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-bill/2106

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1996-09-24.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/s2106/BILLS-104s2106is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T19:02:46Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss S.2106, 104th Congress: A bill to amend the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 to prohibit the placement of members of the United States Armed Forces under the command, direction, or control of the United Nations, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-bill/2106

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1996-09-24.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/s2106/BILLS-104s2106is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T19:02:46Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine S.2106 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.